More than 500 global leaders will gather in Germany over the weekend to discuss everything from the development of 5G networks to nuclear weapons to the recent coronavirus outbreak.
"At some point, we are likely to see community spread in the U.S. or in other countries," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, pointed to Amazon's failed smartphone launch in 2014, and said that despite Amazon's success in online payments, "PayPal seems to be doing quite well."
New coronavirus cases in China appear to have stabilized in recent days, but world health officials cautioned the public against reading too much into those numbers.
The sea of red ink is hemorrhaging in Washington, with the federal government already racking up a budget deficit that is averaging close to $100 billion a month.
Trump's comments came after Democrats accused him of improperly pressuring the Justice Department to sharply reduce a recommended prison sentence for Roger Stone.
T-Mobile's deal with Sprint may be the final chapter of the 4G-LTE era. The 5G era could usher in a new wave of telecommunications consolidation highlighted by the combination of wireless and cable companies.
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